Stand for inks, colors, liquids, &amp;c.



Patented June 5, I900.

L. U. BEA N. STAND FOR INKS, COLORS, LIQUIDS, 8:.(:.

(Application filed 16, 1899.)

(No Model.)

r e W L .llllllill mi "cams VETEFIS w, vuovoumm wAsnmmom u. a

' Nrrno STATES PATENT Enron.

STAND FO'R INKS, COLORS, LIQUIDS, etc.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,156, dated June 5,1900.

Applicationfiled January 16, 1899- Serial No. 702,388. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS U. BEAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the cityand county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stands for Inks,Colors,Liquids, &c., which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a stand having a platform therein adapted as astop for the depth of dipping of a pen, brush, or other instrument intothe stand to limit the fluid taken up by the same and prevent dropping,&c., said plate being carried by a stem which admits of adjustment tothe desired extent, the stem being frictionally engaged by guides,

7 whereby it retains its adjustment.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a stand embodying my invention.Fig. 2 represents a top or plan view thereof. Fig. 3 represents avertical section on line 00 m, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a vessel or body of the order ofan inkstand, andB designates a hinged cover on the screwcap 0 thereoffor closing the supply opening and inlet D of and to said vessel. fromsaid cap 0 are uprights or pieces forming a guide E for the stem F,which is fitted between said pieces and passed through the opening G inthe cap, its lower ends having connected with it the platform H, whichby means of said stem may be raised and lowered in the vessel, andconsequently in the fluid, such as ink, therein, the lower portions ofsaid guide serving to cause the stem to move true in its up and downmotions and avoiding turning of said stem, and consequently Rising.

of the platform. By this provision the depth that a pen, brush, &c., isto enter the vessel may be regulated by raising or lowering theplatform, so that said pen, &c., may dip into and be supplied by thefluid to the required extent and dropping of fluid is prevented. Again,when the fluid becomes low. the platform may be depressed, so as todisplace some of the fluid and raise it above said platform.

The upper portions E of the guide E are somewhat elastic in theirnature, so that they may press firmly against the portion of the stembetween the same and by the resultant friction retain the platformat theset position. The upper ends E of said pieces E are flaring, so thatthey may be engaged by the thumb or fingers to force the pieces togetheror spread them apart to adjust their pressure on the stem.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A vessel provided with a cover and an inlet, a guide rising-from saidcover, a vertically-movable stem in said guide, anda platform within thevessel carried by said stem, said guide being resilient and bearingagainst said stem on opposite sides'by elastic pressure.

2. A vessel provided with a cover and an inlet, a guide rising from saidcover, a vertically-movable stem passing through said guide and coverinto the vessel, and a platform within the vessel carried by said stem,said guide being resilient and bearing against said stem and havingflaring upper ends.

LEWIS U. BEAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES HUNT, FRED I-I. MACINTIRE.

